Re: [O] [feature request] More flexible repeats

From:

Samuel Wales

Subject:

Re: [O] [feature request] More flexible repeats

Date:

Sat, 24 Sep 2011 11:20:34 -0700

On 2011-09-24, Dave Abrahams <address@hidden> wrote:
> Good point. I don't need a fancy syntax if I can express it with elisp,
> of course. Maybe enabling that would be a good first step.
Agreed here also that fancy syntax is not necessary.
IMO a good goal is actually to reduce syntax for new features rather
than increase it. If new syntax is contemplated, extensible syntax (a
specific proposal for a universal syntax that significantly reduces
parsing risk and does not require the user to try to look up the
meanings of symbols) might be useful.